Spooky Times with Eric D

Jan 02 2023 100 ep. 46 mins 173

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Each week, host Eric Dwinnells and a different guest cohost chat about a spooky subject. From the paranormal to true crime, from ghosts to amusement park rides, from the occult to bizarre religious belief, from the serious to the silly, if it's spooky, we'll talk about it! Check out our website spookyas.com for more info and pics for each episode. Have a spooky story, question, or show idea? Email us at [email protected]

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217 Speaking with Spirits (again)

Jan 02 2023 51 mins

Tonight Eric discusses the history and meaning of attempting to communicate with the dead. Then he sits down for an almost honest to goodness seanse late at night with some coworkers while they are out of town on a business trip on Cape Cod. They will attempt communication methods both ancient and modern including pendulums, dowsing rods, and an iPhone app! Will they make communica

More Halloween Collecting and Mortal Kombat with Richard Divizio

Oct 08 2022 81 mins

Tonight Eric welcomes actor, stuntman, graphic artist and vintage Halloween collector Richard Divizio to the show. If you're a 90's kid, you'll know Rich best as the man who portrayed the evil Kano in the original Mortal Kombat. He's also played various other characters in the franchise and has worked in Hollywood as well and we'll talk about all that.... But just as importantly, R

215 More True Werewolf Stories

Aug 24 2022 21 mins

It's no secret that Eric loves him some werewolves! Tonight he's got 3 supposedly true werewolf stories to share with you! You'll learn about the town that decided their former mayor must be a werewolf...and how they treated it's corpse! You'll learn about the Holy Werewolf who swore in court that he'd never attacked a man and that he was actually an important vessel of God! And

214 Inner Sanctum

May 15 2022 25 mins

In this episode we learn all about the grand daddy of modern horror anthologies, Inner Sanctum Mystery!!! What started out as a book series became a radio show, tv show and series of films. Horror hosts such as Vampira, Elvira and The Crypt Keeper all owe a debt to the host of Inner Sanctum, the mysterious and sardonic Raymond! spookyas.com patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occult

Remix: The Fox Sisters

Apr 15 2022 60 mins

Eric and Tom discuss the lives of the Fox Sisters and how their childish talking-to-the-dead prank invented a new religion: Spiritualism! Also on this episode Eric discusses meeting Patch Adams and becoming The Witchfinder...for the first time! patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

213 Eileen Dietz 2

Mar 23 2022 40 mins

Part two of Eric's interview with actor Eileen Dietz from The Exorcist, Helter Skelter and about a million other things. Tonight, we'll clear up some issues raised on the last episode, talk more about Eileen's pre-Exorcist career, and talk about working with Anthony Perkins, Dick Smith and Rob Zombie to name a few. patreon.com/witchfinder Music by Occultic Overtones

212 Eileen Dietz (The Exorcist) Interview

Feb 28 2022 48 mins

We are thrilled to welcome our first celebrity guest, Eileen Dietz! Eileen has an expansive career that covers many genres, but horror fans know her best for her work on The Exorcist. She was the face of Captain Howdy aka Pazuzu and filled in for Linda Blair for some of the scenes that were too intense to film using an actual child. And since we did an extended series on the Manso

Remix: Jack-O-Lantern

Feb 20 2022 39 mins

Explore the history and hysteria around the Halloween icon, the Jack-O-Lantern

211 Morristown UFO

Feb 07 2022 38 mins

Emily is back to learn all about The Morristown UFO! In the begining of 2009, there was something strange in the sky over NJ and residents were torn over what it could be. An alien invasion? Probably. Secret military aircraft? Possibly. Road flares? No way; where were the trails??? The sightings became national news...and so did the shocking truth behind the events! spookyas.com

210 Disappearance of Dorothy Arnold

Jan 08 2022 34 mins

In December of 1910, aspiring author and wealthy socialite Dorothy Arnold bought a book, a pound of chocolate and vanished. Her family, being members of NYC's social elite, was well known and Dorothy's disappearance became headline news. Many theories have been pondered and many suspects brought forth yet to this day, the fate of Dorothy Arnold remains a mystery. spookyas.com Pat